Events on Sunday, December 13

Adam Freeland

Music

Adam Freeland

Sunday 12/13 @ Best Fish Tacos

When globetrotting DJ and Grammy-nominated producer Adam Freeland relocated to Los Feliz from the UK a few years back, he moved... 

Fake Radio presents Lux Radio Theater: <em>It's a Wonderful Life</em>

Comedy

Fake Radio

Sunday 12/13 @ bang. comedy theater

In keeping with the season, Fake Radio, LA's self-declared "Premier Old Time Radio Comedy Troupe," tackles Lux Radio Theater's 1947 version... 

LA Filmforum presents the Festival of (In)appropriation: Contemporary Found Footage Filmmaking, Part 2

Film: Shorts

LA Filmforum: Festival of (In)appropriation, Part 2

Sunday 12/13 @ [do not use] Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles

Curated by Jaimie Baron and Andrew Hall, tonight's follow-up to last summer's Festival of In(Appropriation), presented by the LA Filmforum, delivers... 

Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs

Special Event

Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs

Sunday 12/13 @ LACMA

Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs Sunday, December 13 | 2 pm Join artist Catherine Opie for a... 

CANCELLED Big D & the Kids Table with Spot, Sonic Boom Six, Knockout

Music

CANCELLED Big D & the Kids Table with Spot, Sonic Boom Six, Knockout

Sunday 12/13 @ El Rey

After the 2005 Warped Tour, Boston's Big D and the Kids Table were ready to record an album of "chilled out,... 

Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS & THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN

Film: Double Feature

Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS & THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN

Sunday 12/13 @ Egyptian Theatre

TIME BANDITS, 1981, HandMade, 110 min. Dir. Terry Gilliam. When eleven-year old history buff Kevin discovers a time-and-space portal in... 

Sundays Live: The Lyris String Quartet

Music: Classical

Sundays Live: The Lyris String Quartet

Sunday 12/13 @ LACMA

 The Lyris String Quartet—Alyssa Park (violin), Shalini Vijayan (violin), Luke Maurer (viola), and Timothy Loo (cello)—perform Janáček: String Quartet... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Everyday Miracles (Extended)</em>

Art

Everyday Miracles (Extended)

Sunday 12/13 @ REDCAT

Unfettered by a male-dominated Asian art scene, Everyday Miracles (Extended) — an offshoot of the Everyday Miracles that debuted at the... 

<em>Human Rights: Student Voices</em>

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Sunday 12/13 @ Zephyr Theatre

David L. Ray's new play Caught travels to the controversial crossroads of gay marriage and the bible belt. Although the play... 

Mark Tribe: <em>Port Huron Project</em>

Art

Mark Tribe: Port Huron Project

Sunday 12/13 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

At Rhizome.org, Mark Tribe supports the creation and dissemination of forward-thinking contemporary art; and LACE is a fixture in LA's anything-goes... 

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: <em>Arias with a Twist</em>

Theatre

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: Arias with a Twist

Sunday 12/13 @ REDCAT

Created by third-generation puppeteer Basil Twist and drag icon Joey Arias, Arias with a Twist merges the visionary direction and production... 

<em>Blood is the New Black</em>: 5-Year Anniversary Exhibition

Art

Blood is the New Black

Sunday 12/13 @ Junc Gallery

Combining an anniversary party with a comeback, Junc Gallery hosts an exhibition featuring the expanded registry of artists whose work adorns... 

James Turrell: <em>Dividing the Light</em>

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 12/13 @ Draper Courtyard, Pomona College

It's up for debate whether James Turrell is a sculptor, an architect, a light-and-space artist, or an earth-works artist. Whichever he... 

Henry Jaglom's <em>Just 45 Minutes from Broadway</em>

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 12/13 @ Edgemar Center for the Arts

Henry Jaglom's father was a wealthy Russian businessman, and one of the few Jews Heinrich Himmler offered make an "honorary Aryan"... 

The Hammer Museum Presents <em>The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis</em>

Art

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis

Sunday 12/13 @ Hammer Museum

R. Crumb's interpretation of the Book of Genesis is at once disturbing, sacrilegious, violent, and debauched, but paired with a holy... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 12/13 @ Various Hollywood locations

Co-produced by Neil Patrick Harris and Tom Salamon, Accomplice: Hollywood sends teams of intrepid folks along Hollywood Boulevard and its environs... 

Cirque du Soleil: <em>Kooza</em>

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Sunday 12/13 @ Santa Monica Pier

After a meteoric rise in popularity that spawned dozens of touring and resident shows of increasing complexity and pageantry, Cirque du... 

<em>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Sunday 12/13 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Not much has changed since 1975 when New Topographics first opened at the George Eastman House. The state of the world... 

<em>Larger Than Life</em> in 3D

Film

Larger Than Life

Sunday 12/13 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

It was just a matter of time before the classic concert film genre embraced Digital 3D, and as audiences, we can... 

<em>Art of the Movie Poster</em>

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Sunday 12/13 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Whether the product of sheer creative license or shrewd marketing heads, the movie poster has inspired as much debate as the... 

<em>Breach of Peace</em>: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

The subject of an engaging exhibition and lavishly appended new book, Eric Etheridge's contemporary photographic portraits of this group of American... 

<em>Project: Holiday Projection</em>&mdash;A Visual Journey Through Imagination, Perception, and Holiday Ambiance

Special Event

Project: Holiday Projection

Sunday 12/13 @ The Spurgeon Building, Santa Ana

Most cities define the holiday spirit by decking the halls, stringing a few lights, and covering the streets with humdrum holiday... 

Jeff Gambill: <em>Barely There</em>

Art

Jeff Gambill

Sunday 12/13 @ Sam Lee Gallery

There is sometimes a disconnect between one's idea of a place and one's actual experience. Artist Jeff Gambill works precisely in this... 

<em>The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing</em>

Art

The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing

Sunday 12/13 @ Pacific Design Center

Curated by Art Cinema author Paul Young, The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing examines the span of contemporary global video art,... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Sunday 12/13 @ Arclight Hollywood

Known primarily for its iconic outdoor amphitheatre and legendary musical acts, the Hollywood Bowl is offering fans a glimpse into the... 

Ingres' <em>Comtesse d'Haussonville</em> from the Frick Collection

Art

Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville from the Frick Collection

Sunday 12/13 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

This beguiling portrait occupies a privileged position at the threshold between French Romanticism and the early hints of modernity. Its impossibly... 

<em>Crude</em>

Film: Documentary

Crude

Sunday 12/13 @ Beverly Center

After following Metallica through group therapy in his last film, Some Kind of Monster, Joe Berlinger is back in top form... 

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Sunday 12/13 @ Art Center College of Design

Although some of the objects in TOOLS may seem familiar, they are most definitely far from from ordinary. Jointly organized by... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

<em>In Bed Together</em>

Art

In Bed Together

Sunday 12/13 @ Royal/T

Jane Glassman's years of work in the art world have seen her not only getting to know a variety of its... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 12/13 @ Vinum Populi

Culver City's latest spot of interest is Ugo Wine Bar, a cozy wine bar with the usual bistro couches and charcuterie... 

<em>Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics</em>

Art

The Battle for Good

Sunday 12/13 @ LACMA

Rendering and paraphrasing India's ancient epic tales of archetypal gods and goddesses at war with demonic bad guys, Heroes and Villains:... 

<em>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 12/13 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

The recently opened GRAMMY Museum at Downtown's mammoth entertainment complex LA Live offers visitors a rare, intimate glimpse into the life... 

Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls

Sunday 12/13 @ Beverly Center

The Beverly Center's aerial-and-floor extravaganza is the perfect relief from holiday shopping, featuring choreography by Brenda Hamilton and Tania Pierce, centered... 

<em>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Sunday 12/13 @ Laguna Art Museum

Works by regional and national artists come together at the Laguna Art Museum's Collecting California, which reflects the long history of... 

<em>Broken Embraces</em>

Film

Broken Embraces

Sunday 12/13 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

A fictional cinematic biography that weaves fantasy with universal themes of identity and alienation, Broken Embraces might be Pedro Almodóvar's most... 

<em>Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting</em>

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Sunday 12/13 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Perhaps no pop artist is as famous for his window shopping as Wayne Thiebaud. Known largely for his pale palette oil... 

<em>I Feel Different</em>

Art

I Feel Different

Sunday 12/13 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Curator Jennifer Doyle gets in touch with our emotional side in I Feel Different, a group exhibition featuring multimedia works at... 

The Grand Guignolers present <em>Absinthe, Opium & Magic</em>

Performing Arts

Absinthe, Opium & Magic

Sunday 12/13 @ Art/Works Theatre

In the tradition of Paris' Theatre du Grand Guignol, LA's Grand Guignolers combine macabre storytelling with delightful performances. This time, the... 

<em>Unusual Behavior</em>

Art

Unusual Behavior

Sunday 12/13 @ Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Curated by Flavorpill's own Heather Jeno Silva (who moonlights as the curator of the CAF's monthly Forum Lounge public conversations, among... 

The MAK Center presents Otto Neurath: <em>Gypsy Urbanism</em>

Art

Otto Neurath

Sunday 12/13 @ MAK Center Schindler House

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture hosts an exhibition in honor of Austrian sociologist, political scientist, intellectual, and author Otto... 

<em>Michael, Kevin & Geoff</em>

Art

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

Sunday 12/13 @ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery

Three friends, fellow CalArts alums, and working artists join forces to explore the finer side in an exhibit at HVW8 Art... 

<em>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 12/13 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Severed heads, skulls and daggers brimming with blood, and cemeteries littered with dismembered corpses may not readily invoke visions of spiritual... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 12/13 @ Scribble Press

Technically, Scribble Press is for children, but if you behave yourself, you can use the impressive bookmaking emporium — complete with... 

<em>Let There Be Light</em>

Art

Let There Be Light

Sunday 12/13 @ Phantom Galleries LA: Long Beach

In a modern update on the urban tradition of extravagant seasonal shop-window decorations, Phantom Galleries' Long Beach phalanx offers nearly 30... 

<em>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

An Idea Called Tomorrow offers meditations on what should/could/would make for a peaceable and sustainable future — culturally, environmentally, and socially... 

<em>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Sunday 12/13 @ The Getty Museum

Through Spring, the Getty gets medieval with an exhibition of illustrated manuscripts culling ancient Christian, Muslim, and Eastern wisdom from past... 

<em>Gay Apparel: A Christmas Carol</em>

Theatre

Gay Apparel

Sunday 12/13 @ The Lyric Hyperion Theatre

In Jason Moyer's gay tweaking of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol, penny-pinching Scrooge is a world-famous designer for... 

<em>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Sunday 12/13 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography brings the entire genius of its well-appointed exhibition areas and NASA-quality digital-media resources to bear on... 

<em>The Barber of Seville</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

The Barber of Seville

Sunday 12/13 @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Even if you're not an opera fan, chances are you've enjoyed arias from Gioachino Rossini's crowd-pleasing comic opera. Not only is... 

<em>Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years</em>

Art

Giant Robot Biennale

Sunday 12/13 @ Japanese American National Museum

In 2007, Giant Robot launched its first biennale celebrating 15 years as a magazine and a pop culture phenomenon. For its... 

<em>The Road</em>

Film

The Road

Sunday 12/13 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

Gray, empty, and full of collapsed architecture, the godforsaken landscape of The Road is true to author Cormac McCarthy's lean, illustrious... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Sunday 12/13 @ The Getty Museum

The Chimaera of Arezzo traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera - the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion,... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Sunday 12/13 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A leader in the American Printmaking movement, Frances Gearhart’s work was embedded in the time and place of the Arts and... 

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Art

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Sunday 12/13 @ The Getty Museum

Telling the differenc between drawings by Rembrandt and his pupils is a centuries-old problem. A popular teacher with more than 50... 

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Sunday 12/13 @ Art Center College of Design

Illustration students from Art Center College of Design currently have their work on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific in... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 12/13 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Biltmore Hotel tour explores the architecture and rich history of this magnificent hotel, known in its early days as “The... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Imagine yourself immersed in a favorite childhood tale. Five years in the making and occupying an 8,000-square-foot gallery, Noah's Ark at... 

LACE Holiday Sale - Now Extended!

Art

LACE Holiday Sale - Now Extended!

Sunday 12/13 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

LACE has extended the store sale to make your holiday shopping experience a pleasant one. Stop by LACE to purchase holiday... 

<em>ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956&ndash;1968</em>

Special Event

ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968

Sunday 12/13 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Making its West Coast debut at the Skirball, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968 features more than... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Sunday 12/13 @ The Getty Museum

Irving Penn was one of the most respected photographers of the 20th century. In a career that began at the premiere... 

<em>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Sunday 12/13 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In conjunction with the installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's stunning Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New... 

Mehta and Bronfman

Music: Classical

Mehta and Bronfman

Sunday 12/13 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Beethoven’s Third is a watershed moment in the history of Western music: the epic work is about... 

Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-36

Art

Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-36

Sunday 12/13 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

This new exhibition explores the career of legendary film producer Irving Thalberg, Hollywood’s original “Boy Wonder,” and... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Sunday 12/13 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A former painting instructor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, artist Ray Turner fashions a uniquely seductive and engaging... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Sunday 12/13 @ The Getty Museum

Over 180 ancient glass objects from the collection of Erwin Oppenländer are featured in this exhibition. The Oppenländer collection, which the Getty...